MA RA MI is where crafts from different traditions become limited edition designs
Founded by designer Andra Clițan, MA RA MI draws inspiration from the fusion between Transylvanian heritage crafts with diverse cultures from around the world.
Andra’s passion for craftsmanship goes a long way, starting with her childhood artisan encounters in her native area of Maramureș in Transylvania, continuing with extended studies and worldwide research in the field of fashion and academic teaching experiences.
Mara Mi bridges cultures and generations, creating pieces that not only showcase the beauty of National Cultural design identities, but contribute to a more sustainable future. Read more about Mara Mi projects here.
MA RA MI has an important role in preserving ancestral techniques and merging influences from different cultures by introducing the latest sartorial approaches and empowering artisanal self-sufficient and independent communities. Working sustainably with craftsmen has been the inspiration and motivation behind MA RA MI since its conception. Preserving ancestral crafts is not only the fundament of a nation but also the starting point for contemporary design and multi-cultural dialog. We honor these values and make them ours by reviving craftsmanship, through traditional cuts and patterns intertwined with modern techniques to tailor them into unique garments.
MA RA MI embraces the cultural legacy of communities, engaging in co-creation to uphold traditional crafts handed down through generations. Thus, MA RA MI strives on bringing the communities together and ensuring that everyone involved in the process is treated fairly. The connection with nature that artisan communities maintain through conscious practices are priorities for the MA RA MI experience.
This journey of authenticity, connecting to our ancestors and rediscovering their crafts, in order to acknowledge, understand and pass it on to future generations is our long-term goal.
You are invited to take part in this work in progress and belong to a community that chooses to contribute to preserve and convey to the world the unicity, traditional cultures have to offer.